中衛

See also: 中卫

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname
trad. (中衛/中衞)		中	衛/衞
simp. (中卫)		中	卫

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōngwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ wai⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhongwèi
  - Wade–Giles: chung¹-wei⁴
  - Yale: jūng-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongwey
  - Palladius: чжунвэй (čžunvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    中位
    中尉
    中衛 / 中卫
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ wai⁶
  - Yale: jūng waih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ wai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ wei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²/

Noun

中衛

(soccer) centre halfback

Proper noun

中衛

(～市) Zhongwei (a prefecture-level city of the Ningxia autonomous region, China)

Japanese

Etymology

Chinese 中衛 / 中卫 (zhōngwèi)

Noun

Kanji in this term
中	衛
ちゅう Grade: 1	えい Grade: 5
kan'on

Alternative spelling
中衞 (kyūjitai)

中(ちゅう)衛(えい) • (chūei)

(volleyball) a middle blocker
(soccer, rugby, handball) a halfback

Proper noun

中(ちゅう)衛(えい) • (Chūei)

Zhongwei (a prefecture-level city of the Ningxia autonomous region, China)

Kanji in this term
中	衛
ちゅう Grade: 1	え Grade: 5
kan'on	goon

Alternative spelling
中衞 (kyūjitai)

中(ちゅう)衛(え) • (Chūe)

clipping of 中衛府 (Chūefu)